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Okay thanks Sam. I guess I still could submit a video up until the 14th-ish but it would have to contain its own audio and would not match the audio on the player unless the audio used was from the video.

I did make a quick video using the video feature on my Cannon camera but it seems a bit grainy...(like a 70s Bigfoot spotting video). The audio is okay as well. Not great, just okay. Even if I made another video, the quality would not improve without better equipment so maybe I'll just stick with the audio that's pretty good since it was a direct digital recording using the line levels. That's unless there is a high demand for a grainy, camera quality video performance.

About the Video: I do not usually watch the video... The MP3 format allows me to listen the pieces in the car when I'm in traffic, or to upload them to my MP3 player and listen the Recital wherever I want. Sorry my friends, I recognize your efforts to make the videos, but the MP3 format is more convenient.

About the sumbission deadline:15 days it's OK. I usually have as deadline day 1 and the remaining 14 days serve as a safeguard in case something goes wrong. The problem is to deal with the anxiety...

Ditto to all of the above. It's the mp3 file you submit that gets put in all the archives, and many people work off the zip files.

I strongly prefer the two week submission window for all the reasons mentioned. Plus, it gives me plenty of time to trouble shoot any computer or uploading problems. (And every recital has some of those.) I wouldn't want to have the pressure of handling all that in one particular 24-hour period.

I'd rather listen to an interesting, well played short piece than a boring long one....

[gulps] Er, you might want to skip mine, then. :-)

Your's are NEVER boring. Actually , if anyone is going to be guilty of long (hopefully not boring) it will be me. At 10 minutes mine is the longest piece I've ever put in the recital. I'll be lucky if I get ten people to listen all the way through.

Peyton, a 10 minute long submission is certainly allowed. Just remember however that there have been numerous 2 minute long submissions in the past. I'm never disappointed with your performances and I'm sure this time will be no exception. I'll just expect this performance to be 5 times better than previous ones that's all.

...At 10 minutes mine is the longest piece I've ever put in the recital. I'll be lucky if I get ten people to listen all the way through.

Assuming I get myself in gear and manage to get a recording, I'll be close to the 10 minute mark this time too! I've never yet played it to an acceptable level all the way through - but I reckon I'm as close as I'm going to get, so its probably as good as time as any to face the microphone and record it 'warts and all'.

Hope I don't get accused of presenting a 'long boring' submission (Although if it *IS* boring - I'd still appreciate it if people did actually tell me!)

I'd usually go with video - but 10 minutes presents some significant issues for my video equipment so I might take the easy route and just submit audio this time.

Daughter might struggle this time - none of her current pieces are quite up to scratch at the moment as she's focusing on preparing for an upcoming Violin exam - so we might have to 'raid the archives' and see if there's something she wants to submit.

Edited by DadAgain (11/05/1206:30 PM)

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Couldn't get the Grieg ready in time. It's one of those faster pieces, and it's not musical enough yet for my slow fingers. So while I was practicing it a moment ago, I thought, let's see if I can get a decent take of the nocturne-stein monster I've been assembling in the laboratory. I got nervous toward the end, you can tell, that feeling of, 'hey, this might be good enough to submit.' Purists will scoff the digital instrument, and I'm sorry for that.

Look forward to hearing everything from everyone.

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Only in men's imagination does every truth find an effective and undeniable existence. Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life. -Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski

About the Video: I do not usually watch the video... The MP3 format allows me to listen the pieces in the car when I'm in traffic, or to upload them to my MP3 player and listen the Recital wherever I want. Sorry my friends, I recognize your efforts to make the videos, but the MP3 format is more convenient.

I agree that the mp3 is easier to digest especially on the go which makes it very convenient.

But I just want to add that to actually see the person playing in a video is a completely different experience for me. The performance comes alive to some extent. However, I understand that creating a video can be time consuming (red dot times 3 for me...). But for those of you who take the time to create/upload a video, I just want to say 'thank you' as it is so fun to watch you play in these recitals!

I understand that creating a video can be time consuming (red dot times 3 for me...). But for those of you who take the time to create/upload a video, I just want to say 'thank you' as it is so fun to watch you play in these recitals!

Even when you can't watch a person's hands playing because there's something else going on in the video, videos can be a lot more time consuming to make, and just as much fun to watch-- I hope.

p.s. you'll all be delighted to hear that I will be returning to Einaudi.

Who?

*snort, giggle* Glad I wasn't drinking at the computer.

_________________________XVIII-XXXVIIFollow your teacher's instructions and practice wisely/much, and you'll soon wonder how you ever found it hard. BobPicklePerformance anxiety: make it part of your daily routine and deal with it...Cope! zrtf90

Not only am I loving the relief of knowing that my recital piece is uploaded, but I also picked out and started practicing my recital piece for NEXT time.

I envy you! This sounds so good to me right now. I would love to start working on my next piece--and need to since its for a Christmas recital not PW's Valentine's!! Unfortunately I'm still struggling with the rhythms of the swing part of the ending I just had to give my ecital piece at the last minute and because of that it may indeed not come together till the last minute.

Not only am I loving the relief of knowing that my recital piece is uploaded, but I also picked out and started practicing my recital piece for NEXT time.

I envy you! This sounds so good to me right now. I would love to start working on my next piece--and need to since its for a Christmas recital not PW's Valentine's!! Unfortunately I'm still struggling with the rhythms of the swing part of the ending I just had to give my ecital piece at the last minute and because of that it may indeed not come together till the last minute.

Now I understand that not everyone may agree with "unknown" as an actual composer and even David Nevue hasn't been around all that long, but the rest of the list seems to be rock solid and indisputable beyond any reasonable doubt. Ha ha!

Now I understand that not everyone may agree with "unknown" as an actual composer and even David Nevue hasn't been around all that long, but the rest of the list seems to be rock solid and indisputable beyond any reasonable doubt. Ha ha!

Mr. Super-Hunky..... Sam's updated ABF Recital index shows 130 Chopin submissions and 1 Chopin. (with a period).... I think he should still be at the top of the list...:)

As for that Unknown guy...never heard of him!

_________________________XVIII-XXXVIIFollow your teacher's instructions and practice wisely/much, and you'll soon wonder how you ever found it hard. BobPicklePerformance anxiety: make it part of your daily routine and deal with it...Cope! zrtf90